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Interview Day winners from the Great Northern Fair 4-H Division: Beef Level 1 Grand - Laine Shettel Reserve - Grace Brown Level 2 Grand - Mary Gibson Reserve - Sheridan O'Neil Cat Level 1 Grand - Jayla Meldrum Level 2 Grand - Angelina Toth Reserve - Laine Shettel Dog Level 1 Grand - Jayla Meldrum Horse Educational Display Grand - Saige O'Neil Horse Interview Grand - Mary Gibson Pocket Pets Level 1 Grand - Jayla Meldrum Level 2 Grand - Brandon McLain Poultry Level 1 Grand - And...
Havreite and Montana delegate Brad Lotton was among those at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland Tuesday who cast the votes that officially made Donald Trump the party’s nominee for president. All of Montana’s 27 delegates voted for Trump in accordance with the June 8 primary results. In a Facebook comment, Hill County Republican Treasurer Barb Salerno said she had seen Lotton on TV when Montana had cast its votes. The move came after a raucous first day, where a faction of anti-Trump delegates tried to force a v...
Though her older brother had taken a market beef to the fair every year he was eligible during his 4-H career, when it came time for Sage "Benny" Brown of the Bear Paw Beavers 4-H Club to follow in his footsteps, she couldn't bring herself to do it. "I don't really like the big ones," she said. "I'm kind of scared - chicken," she added with frank humor. Not wanting to give up on the idea of taking a market steer, the 13-year-old started looking into miniature cattle with the...
Robert "Bob" Dealand Montgomery passed away at the Teton Medical Center in Choteau, Montana on Saturday, July 16, 2016, one week shy of his 83rd birthday. His family will miss him but are grateful he has gone home to be with his Lord. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, July 22, at the Augusta Community Church with a luncheon to follow at the Augusta Youth Center. Bob was born July 22, 1933, in Selah, Washington, to Arthur Leonard Montgomery and Gladys Livesay... Full story
Audrey Kaercher, 88, of Havre passed away Sunday, July 17, 2016. Services will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 2, at 10 a.m. at Van Orsdel United Methodist Church. Holland & Bonine has been entrusted with services and arrangements. Full obituary to follow.... Full story
A storm brought rain and high winds to the area Tuesday night, with some people reporting hearing a warning siren that officials say should not have gone off. Dave Sheppard, Hill County Disaster Emergency Services coordinator, said the siren going off may have been the result of a glitch. He said there are two places from where the siren can be triggered — the Hill County Sheriff’s office and Havre City Hall — but no one has said they set it off. Sheppard said those sirens are never set off when there is a weather advisory, a...
The fairgrounds were humming with activity Tuesday as preparations continued for the annual Great Northern Fair. Crews were erecting tents, setting up displays and getting the seating area ready for fairgoers to eat carnival food. Linda Ferguson, who has been secretary at the fairgrounds for 22 years, said that each year in the hours leading up to this event, the scene is the same. “It’s crunch time, and there is just last minute things that you can’t do in advance,” she said. She said a tent fair organizers got from Tillema...
The Faber Schoolhouse on the Great Northern Fairgrounds is a symbol of yesteryear. It will come alive Thursday night when Mary Jane Bradbury tells the story of Nancy Cooper Russell, wife of the famed artist Charles M. Russell. The actress and historian Bradbury will portray Nancy Cooper Russell at 6 p.m. at the schoolhouse, a building that was used to educate children in the Bear Paw Mountains a century ago before it was moved to the fairgrounds. The program is sponsored by the H. Earl Clack Memorial Museum through...
The story “Jaycees set with annual demolition derby, bump ’n’ run,” which appeared Monday in the 2016 Great Northern Fair special section misreported the name of Havre Jaycees Demolition Derby and Bump ’N’ Run Committee Chair Seth Hamilton.... Full story
The Havre City-County Airport Board will meet at 3 p.m. Thursday, at the terminal. The agenda: 1. Approval of June 16 minutes. 2. Correspondence. 3. Reports: (A) Manager (B) Inspection (C) Finance 4. Public comments 5. Unfinished business (A) Big hangar repair status of siding and roof (B) Runway project update. (C) FY 2017 preliminary budget 6. New business (A)Anderson Zurmuehlen Audit Engagement 7. Approval of July claims....
Havre Police Department Officers investigated a complaint Tuesday at 8 a.m. in relation to a 24/7 Sobriety Program. —— Lindsey Marie Casebolt, 29, of Havre was arrested on two Justice or City court warrants while officers assisted Adult Probation Tuesday at 9:15 a.m. —— Officers investigated a motor vehicle crash between a car and a truck on 3rd Avenue after it as reported Tuesday at 10:15 a.m. —— Officers issued a summons after a caller reported Tuesday at 11:34 a.m. that a man walking to the library was bitten by a dog. No...
Robert William Keeler, 65, of Havre passed away Monday, July 18. A vigil will be held Thursday, July 21, and services will be Friday, July 22. A full obituary will follow.... Full story
Carl West, 75, of Havre passed away Sunday, July 17, 2016. Cremation will take place and services will be at a later date. Holland and Bonine has been entrusted with arrangements.... Full story
Blaine County Kids Rodeo Results Here are the results from last Wednesday's Blaine County Kids Rodeo held in Chinook. Blaine County Kids Rodeo Results Ages 4-8 Goat Ribbon Tying 1. Blake Ozark, Saco, 2. Kashlyn Speakthunder, Harlem, 3. Ty Kittson, Harlem. Barrel Racing 1. Janci Robbins, Custer, 2. Kashlyn Speakthunder, Harlem, 3. Hayden Strauser, Havre. Flag Races 1. Ryan Bell, Chinook, 2. Janci Robbins, Custer, 3. Kashlyn Speakthunder, Harlem. Sheep Riding 1. Hudson Simons, Turner, 2. Amos Billmayer, Chinook, 3. Jax...
The 2016 season has not gone exactly as planned for the Havre North Stars American Legion baseball team. Yet, in tournament baseball, anything can happen, which is exactly what Havre is hoping for this week at the Northern A District tournament. The tournament, which starts Thursday in Great Falls, features a total of eight teams, but unlike most years, it will send just one team to the Class A state tournament, instead of two. Havre, which enters as the eighth seed following...
The Montana Grizzlies and Montana State Bobcats don't begin the 2016 football season for well over a month. But, the conference the Griz and Cats play in got the party started this week in Park City, Utah. At the annual Big Sky Kickoff event, coaches, players and media gathered for three days to officially preview the upcoming season. And on Tuesday, the Big Sky Preseason Polls were released. The Big Sky puts out two preseason polls each July with a Media Poll and a Coaches...
